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Yoko Okano, a Pre-Seed Investor and Product Leader, is a Stanford Grad with a unique background. Yoko invests in startups and is associated with First Row Partners. Yoko has a diverse experience including involvement with Crosscut Ventures, University of Washington Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, Find Ventures, and more. As an Angel Investor in London Startup Network, Yoko actively supports startups. Yoko’s track record includes roles in various startups like Smartwhere and Actively Learn. Yoko’s investment style is characterized by being a Fund Manager at Seattle Angel Conference, Investor & Mentor at Venture Out, and a Core Team Investor at Grubstakes. Yoko prioritizes pre-seed investments and contributes actively to the startup ecosystem through mentorship and advisory roles.
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Country: United States of America
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Investment Regions: EU, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Search results show Yoko Okano is founding partner at First Row Partners and involved in recent First Row activity and investments in 2023 and organizational activity through 2024-2025 (First Row portfolio updates and Tracxn record as of July 2025). First Row Partners has invested in companies and held competitions with investments (GeekWire articles Oct-Dec 2023) and First Row continued activity into 2024-2025; Tracxn lists a portfolio entry updated Jul 17, 2025. The latest identified investment activity is within the last 6 months, indicating very active status. The startup referenced in sources includes Sustain Music (board role) and portfolio companies noted by First Row; GeekWire articles reference First Row’s portfolio companies and competitions. The time since last known investment is less than 6 months based on Jul 2025 and ongoing 2025 portfolio records, classifying as very-active.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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